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A Selection of German Literature in Translation Since 1900 - Page 3

N.B. German *language* lit., so this list includes writers who were/are based in Austria and Switzerland. Mostly focused on literary fiction, but with my soft spot for crime occasionally seeping through.
While certainly not exhaustive, this list will hopefully provide a solid grounding in the classics from well-known authors, as well as a good springboard for Anglophone readers to discover some of the lesser-known gems in this rich German literary tradition, both from emerging contemporary voices and from the increasing number of older works which are finally receiving the attention they deserve from translators.
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Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
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The New Sorrows of Young W. (Ulrich Plenzdorf)
The New Sorrows of Young W.
82
Ulrich Plenzdorf
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (Heinrich Böll)
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
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Heinrich Böll
The Safety Net (Heinrich Boll)
The Safety Net
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Heinrich Boll
The Clown (Heinrich Böll)
The Clown
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Heinrich Böll
Billiards at Half-Past Nine (Heinrich Böll)
Billiards at Half-Past Nine
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Heinrich Böll
Group Portrait With Lady (Heinrich Böll)
Group Portrait With Lady
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The German Lesson (Siegfried Lenz)
The German Lesson
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Siegfried Lenz
The Boat (Lothar-Günther Buchheim)
The Boat
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Lothar-Günther Buchheim
The Wall Jumper (Peter Schneider)
The Wall Jumper
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Peter Schneider
Insane (Rainald Goetz)
Insane
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Rainald Goetz
Rave (Rainald Goetz)
Rave
92
Rainald Goetz
The Discovery of Slowness (Sten Nadolny)
The Discovery of Slowness
93
Sten Nadolny
The Piano Teacher (Elfriede Jelinek)
The Piano Teacher
94
Elfriede Jelinek
Woodcutters (Thomas Bernhard)
Woodcutters
95
Thomas Bernhard
Concrete (Thomas Bernhard)
Concrete
96
Thomas Bernhard
Extinction (Thomas Bernhard)
Extinction
97
Thomas Bernhard
The Loser (Thomas Bernhard)
The Loser
98
Thomas Bernhard
Wittgenstein's Nephew (Thomas Bernhard)
Wittgenstein's Nephew
99
Thomas Bernhard
Correction (Thomas Bernhard)
Correction
100
Thomas Bernhard
Gargoyles (Thomas Bernhard)
Gargoyles
101
Thomas Bernhard
The Defector (Monika Maron)
The Defector
102
Monika Maron
Animal Triste (Monika Maron)
Animal Triste
103
Monika Maron
Flight of Ashes (Monika Maron)
Flight of Ashes
104
Monika Maron
Silent Close No.6 (Monika Maron)
Silent Close No.6
105
Monika Maron
Pavel's Letters (Monika Maron)
Pavel's Letters
106
Monika Maron
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
107
Patrick Suskind
The Pigeon (Patrick Süskind)
The Pigeon
108
Patrick Süskind
The Mussel Feast (Birgit Vanderbeke)
The Mussel Feast
109
Birgit Vanderbeke
You Would Have Missed Me (Birgit Vanderbeke)
You Would Have Missed Me
110
Birgit Vanderbeke
Marrow and Bone (Walter Kempowski)
Marrow and Bone
111
Walter Kempowski
All for Nothing (Walter Kempowski)
All for Nothing
112
Walter Kempowski
"I" (Wolfgang Hilbig)
"I"
113
Wolfgang Hilbig
The Interim (Wolfgang Hilbig)
The Interim
114
Wolfgang Hilbig
The Sleep of the Righteous (Wolfgang Hilbig)
The Sleep of the Righteous
115
Wolfgang Hilbig
The Females (Wolfgang Hilbig)
The Females
116
Wolfgang Hilbig
The Tidings of the Trees (Wolfgang Hilbig)
The Tidings of the Trees
117
Wolfgang Hilbig
Happy Birthday, Turk! (Jakob Arjouni)
Happy Birthday, Turk!
118
Jakob Arjouni
More Beer (Jakob Arjouni)
More Beer
119
Jakob Arjouni
One Man One Murder (Jakob Arjouni)
One Man One Murder
120
Jakob Arjouni
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